Health

Health Education is a nine week course included in the Physical Education program. The focus of health is to learn what to do to prevent and handle health problems as well as improve personal health. Each grade level will cover seven units of study including:

Mental Health

Safety and Injury Prevention

Personal and Consumer Health

Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs

Nutrition and Fitness

Family Life and Human Sexuality

Disease Prevention and Control

Each grade level has a special emphasis on different content standards

Family Life and Human Sexuality
Disease Prevention and Control
Red Flags Lesson

As Students explore topics in health, they also build skills in communication, critical thinking, decision making, stress management, goal setting and resistance to pressure. As part of the Middle Years Programme, Health emphasizes health and social education areas of interaction. This course not only provides information, but encourages students to develop personal and social skills and positive attitudes to health.